Successful entrepreneurs, who value their time, know how to be more productive and how to make the most of every minute of their work day. All entrepreneurs have different working styles that match their schedules and personalities. The key to becoming the master of one’s time and to learning how to maximize the effect of their work without to spend hours on a certain task varies from person to person. Procrastination kills productivity for some, for others it is the most suitable way to deal with important tasks.

Learning how to prioritize better is very useful skills for busy entrepreneurs. The ability to find the most suitable way to organize the work load brings tremendous advantage to the startup owners. Staying focused and avoiding distractions increases the productivity levels, boosts creativity and leads to the generation of better results. But how can you avoid all of the distractions and keep your focus on point? To help you find the answer of this important question, here you will find a list of eight things, which productive people never do and you shouldn’t waste time on either.

1. Productive people never go through the day without having a clear plan. They spend the time to create their schedule to the last detail. Even though their days are planned to the exact minute, productive entrepreneurs are flexible and often complete at the exact moment of their occurrence new tasks that require little time to finish. Having a clear daily plan matters, but it is useful only when the entrepreneurs are able to bend and stretch it if necessarily.
2. Highly productive people successfully manage stress and control their anxiety to healthy levels. Being worried about the business is something that every entrepreneur experiences on daily basis. But anxiety and stress can be very destructive. They kill creativity and destroy the ability to focus on what is important. These highly distractive emotions easily get to you, but productive entrepreneurs know that worrying about things that can’t be controlled is not the right way. They look for solutions and opportunities where others see obstacles.
3. Productive people hang out with the right crowd. They understand the importance of maintaining high energy level in order to be more concentrated, resp. more productive. Negative people don’t have place in their surroundings. Productive people keep close relationships with other people, who are focused, creative and inspired by the work they do. By communicating with other productive people, every person gets more motivated and excited to create.
4. They focus on one task at a time. Many entrepreneurs like to brag about the way they multitask, but this is not something that should be proud of. Multitasking gives the feeling of business and creates the illusion of productivity, while the person is simply switching the attention between two or more things. Entrepreneurs, who are more productive, are aware of the power of concentrating on one task at a time, which gives them great advantage and brings better results.
5. Productive entrepreneurs value the time of others. They never spend valuable time on unnecessary arguments and unproductive meetings. They communicate effectively, listen actively and respond accordingly. By respecting the time of others, they show respect to their own time as well.
6. Highly productive entrepreneurs network effectively. Knowing the power of attending networking and pitching events as a way to build relationships with other entrepreneurs, potential clients, mentors and investors, the most productive entrepreneurs make the most of their attendance. They use every minute to connect with others and are very active during the whole day at the event. The key to success is not only to be present at the event, but to make the most of the given opportunity. Productive entrepreneurs focus on the present moment, see the opportunity in every situation and embrace every chance that comes their way.
7. Productive people successfully ignore social media distractions. They overcome the urge to check Facebook and Twitter every half an hour. Some people put in their schedule a “social media break” during which they spend intentionally specific amount of time to check their social media. It is a great way to silent the powerful voice of FOMO and to continue your day without being and feeling anxious that you are missing something too important out.
8. Super productive entrepreneurs never obsess over the competition to a level that distracts them from concentrating on their own businesses. It is always a good idea to keep an eye on the competition, but only when it is done in certain limits. By following every small step that the competition do, you are to lose valuable time. Time, which could be better used if you concentrated on the development of your product, the retention of customers, on building your brand, securing funding and so on.